Title from caption. Photograph of a group of passengers ashore while sternwheeler loads wood for fuel. Man at left is Charles Bunnell. Narrative in photo album reads:"A group of passengers ashore while boat takes on wood. At the left of...

A group of men and women seem to be chatting while waiting for their portrait to be taken. One woman seems to be holding a fur muff, while another is holding a purse. There are buildings in the background, one of which...

"Hooper Bay" is written on the slide. A group of about 25 boys and girls are sitting on dead grass, while two dogs look on from the left. Behind this group, more people are gathered near a log home: men, women, and...

This two story white mission building has a door that is set at an angle, with people entering the building. A gray wooden building is in front to the left, while other wooden buildings are across the street and also...

"June 1949" is also written on the slide. A group of Native Alaskan people gather near the shore of a body of water, next to a vehicle pulling a trailer bed. "Lightering" typically meant they were waiting to be...

The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...

Title by cataloger. Photograph of Cora Rivenburg holding a swan. Narrative in the photo album reads:"This poor picture is all we had of Mrs. R. and this young wild swan. The plate was burned in our fire and I had only this proof which did...

Title from caption. Photograph of Rex Beach's cabin while he lived in Rampart. Caribou antlers hang from the peak of the cabin, fuel wood lines one side of door. Narrative in photo album reads:"Cabin built and lived in by Rex Beach while...

Title from caption in album: "May 2 - Toklat while ascending to high peak of Bear Draw - north across Bear Draw, across Cabin Divide Mts. and Outside Mt. in distance". Photograph shows jagged mountain peaks and a river valley. The river...

Title from verso.Photograph of soldiers resting while others take up the advance in the background. Verso reads:"Attu Island -- Sleepy-eyed American soldiers crawl wearily into sleeping bags behind an embankment on Attu Island. After...

An airplane sits center frame with a stairway leading toward a doorway in its fuselage. At least three people, possibly men, are climbing or about to climb the steps, while another person stands nearby....

The George King Collection describes in photographs and manuscript material early aviation in Alaska. There are two series in this collection. The first series consists of five photograph albums and two folders of loose photographs. The second...

Title taken from caption. "11517 -- [18] Sledding over the ice of an Alaskan river on long journeys is an undertaking both tedious and perilous. Storms and biting frosts entail great discomfort as well as threaten life. During pleasant...

Title taken from caption. "9355 -- (3) The two oldest transportation companies operating on the Yukon are the Alaskan Commercial Company and the North American Trading & Transportation Company. They are located on the little harbor about a...

Title taken from caption. "Copyright, 1897, By Keppler & Schwarzmann J. Ottmann Lith. [Lithography] Co. Puck Building New York". This color cartoon drawing/poster captures a large man towering over a mining site while digging and seemingly...

Title taken from verso. Two whale hunters watch for whales while the rest of the hunters sleep in a tent, near Barrow, Alaska. Also from verso: "Property of Cook Inlet Historical Society. 8 miles out of Pt. Barrow. 1921." 1921. Photographer: Arthur...